By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com A Note from Jacob: Since the recording of our podcast, Israel found and returned the body of Ran Gvilii from Gaza, marking the return of all hostages. It is a privilege to welcome singer-songwriter Tristan to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Tristan is a Generation Z recording artist with […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of January 30, 2026
January 29, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome back to the latest edition of Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar’s New Music Reviews! We got a lot of new music to unpack, so let’s start this party! The Last Dance – Part One by Jason Derulo Jason Derulo surprised fans on January 23 by dropping part one of […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Mike Lewis & Oscar Chark
January 29, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com A Note from Jacob: Since the recording of this podcast, MTV’s Official Challenge Podcast has announced that it has concluded filming new episodes. Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar thanks show co-hosts Aneesa Ferreira, Da’Vonne Rogers, Devyn Simone, and Tori Deal, and the Official Challenge Podcast crew for taking fans behind the […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Weston & Amanda Bergmann
January 26, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is an honor to welcome both Weston “Wes” & Amanda Bergmann to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Reality TV fans first met Weston Bergmann in 2006’s The Real World: Austin. On the show, he met longtime friends Melinda (Stolp) Collins and Nehemiah Clark, and once filming completed, Weston […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Julie Cortés
January 22, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I am so delighted to finally welcome one of my friends and mentors, the incomparable Julie Cortés, to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast! Julie is a copywriter by day and a freelance rockstar by night. Her journey began in 1998, when she was removed from her job. However, the […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Kim Yarbrough (2026)
January 19, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome actress and singer Kim Yarbrough back to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar brand (and for the first time on the podcast) for the first time in 14 years! Many Reality TV fans first saw Kim Yarbrough audition for The Voice USA: Season Two in […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of Jan. 16, 2026
January 15, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the very first Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar’s New Music Reviews of 2026! We have a lot of new music to unpack, so let’s start this party! BEFORE I FORGET by The Kid LAROI Australian superstar The Kid LAROI (real name: Charlton Howard) has been one of this decade’s […]
Jake’s Masked Singer Take: Johnny Knoxville’s Fear Night
January 15, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Masked Singer is back! America’s favorite celebrity competition has returned for a fourteenth helping. Host Nick Cannon and panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Robin Thicke, and Rita Ora welcomed a new set of undercover performers to the show. Little do they know that Rita’s Descendants co-star, Kylie Cantrall, infiltrated […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Paulie Calafiore Returns (2026)
January 12, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I could not be celebrating my fifteenth anniversary as a content creator and interviewer without welcoming back one of my all-time favorite guests and Reality TV alums, Paulie Calafiore, to Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar. Paulie first made his way to Reality TV when he was cast on CBS’s Big Brother 18, where […]
Jake’s ‘Masked Singer’ Take & Season 14 Debuts
January 8, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar is beginning our 15th anniversary celebration! To commemorate this milestone, I decided to combine two of my favorite things – podcasting and The Masked Singer! Introducing, Jake’s Masked Singer Take! Like its older brother spin-off, Jake’s AGT Take, this podcast focuses on FOX’s undercover celebrity talent […]
